Why Christian unity matters for the global Church today

In this episode of Faith & Clarity, Dr. Mark Turman is joined by Botrus Mansour of the World Evangelical Alliance to explore why Christian unity matters and how it strengthens the church’s witness around the world.

Together, they discuss how churches are partnering across 163 nations to support evangelism, discipleship, and global advocacy, while also addressing real challenges facing believers in regions of conflict. The conversation highlights both the complexity of global ministry and the growing spiritual hunger seen in many parts of the world today.

Topics

(0:00) Introduction

(4:39) Why unity matters

(7:50) World Evangelical Alliance global reach

(9:53) Advocacy and UN work

(21:41) Botrus’ journey to Secretary General

(26:21) New season challenges

(31:35) Why evangelical matters

(33:59) Planting a church in Nazareth

(37:36) War and prayer fatigue

(40:00) Global revival reports

(43:25) Conclusion

Resources

• World Evangelical Alliance
• Lausanne Movement
• Nazareth Baptist School
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About Botrus Mansour

Botrus Mansour, based in Nazareth, Israel, is a lawyer, an ordained elder, and the General Director of Nazareth Baptist School. He has held significant leadership positions across the evangelical world, including serving as the Chairman of The Convention of Evangelical Churches in Israel and Co-Chairman of the Lausanne Initiative for Reconciliation Israel-Palestine. He is also a published author, with books including When Your Neighbor is the Savior and Looking from the Precipice.

About Dr. Mark Turman

Dr. Mark Turman serves as the Executive Director of Denison Forum, where he leads with a passion for equipping believers to navigate today’s complex culture with biblical truth. He is best known as the host of the Faith & Clarity podcast and the lead pastor of the Possum Kingdom Lake Chapel, the in-person congregation of Denison Ministries.

Dr. Turman is the coauthor of Sacred Sexuality: Reclaiming God’s Design and Who Am I? What the Bible Says About Identity and Why it Matters. He earned his undergraduate degree from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and received his Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. He later completed his Doctor of Ministry degree at George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University in Waco.

Before joining Denison Forum, Mark served as a pastor for thirty-five years, including twenty-five years as the founding pastor of Crosspoint Church in McKinney, Texas. Mark and his high school sweetheart, Judi, married in 1986. They are proud parents of two adult children and grandparents to three grandchildren.

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